On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:09:39 GMT, Backyard Mechanic
<pettyfog@yaywho.com> wrote:
>Ah... you beat me to it... i loved Wilson Pickett music.
>
>Though I liked the Rascals version of both major hits; Sally and Midnight
>Hour, better. His body of work was underappreciated.
>
>Spike <jma@snowcrest.net> wrote:
>
>> Wilson Pickett, the singer who sang "Mustang Sally" died today. I
>> didn't know this, but "Mustang Sally" only went to Number 22 on
>> Billboard's chart on 12/10/1966.
>>
>> Pickett was 64 years old - here is the blurb from Associated Press:
>>
>> RESTON, Va. -- Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the
>> fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart
>> attack Thursday, according to his management company. He was 64.
>>
>> Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source said Pickett had
>> been suffering from health problems for the past year.
>>
>> "He did his part. It was a great ride, a great trip, I loved him and
>> I'm sure he was well-loved, and I just hope that he's given his
>> props," Michael Wilson Pickett, the fourth of the singer's six
>> children, told WRC-TV in Washington after his death.
>>
>> A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pickett -- known as the
>> "Wicked Pickett" -- became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s.
>>
>> "In the Midnight Hour" made the top 25 on the Billboard pop charts in
>> 1965 and "Mustang Sally" did the same the following year.
>>
>> Pickett was defined by his raspy voice and passionate delivery. But
>> the Alabama-born picket got his start singing gospel music in church.
>> After moving to Detroit as a teen, he joined the group the Falcons,
>> which scored the hit "I Found a Love" with Pickett on lead vocals in
>> 1962.
>>
>> He went solo a year later, and would soon find his greatest success.
>> In 1965, he linked with legendary soul producer Jerry Wexler at the
>> equally legendary soul label Stax Records in Memphis, and recorded one
>> of his greatest hits, "In the Midnight Hour," for Atlantic Records. A
>> string of hits followed, including "634-5789," "Funky Broadway" and
>> "Mustang Sally." His sensuous soul was in sharp contrast to the
>> genteel soul songs of his Detroit counterparts at Motown Records.
>>
>> As Pickett entered a new decade, he had less success on the charts,
>> but still had hits, including the song "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool
>> You."
>>
>> In later years, he had legal problems and battled substance abuse; in
>> 1994 he served jail time on an assault charge.
>>
>> Besides his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, he
>> was also given the Pioneer award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation
>> two years later.
>>
As have so many of the Great Ones... One I was really happy for was
Roy Orbison. Semi popular in his day, faded out, and came back big
time, only to die.... but he died on top instead of a faded has been.
And they could actually sing, not just talk in rhyme or scream.
Slowly but surely, I am rebuilding all my old record (you know.. that
plastic vinyl stiff with the groves on both sides: 0 ) collection with
reissues on CD. Unfortunately, a number of them are no longer
available.
--
Spike
1965 Ford Mustang Fastback 2+2, Vintage Burgundy
w/Black Std Interior, A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok;
Vintage 40 16" rims w/225/50ZR16 KDWS BF Goodrich
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